Cork-extractor.



No. 726,273. APATENTED APR.l 2s, 1903.

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com: BX'13-RAGSI20Rl APPLIOATI'ON FILED JULY 17. 1902.

l0 MODEL.

UNrTnn STATES "PATENT QFFICE.

ROBERT T. FETROW', OFPHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.`

ooRK-ExTRAC'ToR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 726,273, dated April28, 1903.

Application filed July l"7, 1902. Serial No. 115,915. {No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it puny concern.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT T. Fnraow, a, citizen ofthe United States,residing at Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inCork-Extractors, of which the following is a specification. y

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in cork-extractors,and has for its object to provide a device which may be attached to thecork before it is inserted in the bottle, so that the cork may beextracted at any time without the use of a corkscrew or any other deviceother than the one attached to the cork.

Another object of my invention is to so coustruct the device that itmaybe attached to any cork, and the cork does not have to be constructedespecially for the device.

With these ends in view this invention consists in the details ofconstruction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and thenspecifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this inventionappertains may understand how to make and use thesame, the constructionand operation will now be described in detail, referring to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 is a vertical section through the upper portion of a bottle,showing a-cork inserted in the neck thereof with my device attachedthereto; Fig. 2,7aperspective View of the cork-extractor complete; Fig.3, a sectional view showing a modified form of the cork-extractor.

A represents the cork, which is of the ordinary shape.

Bis the cork-extractor, which consists of a disk C, which has asharpened point D, extending upward therefrom, and upon the oppositeside a knob E, depending therefrom.

F is a loop, which may be formed of wire, a number of strands 9f-wire,Vora band, and the ends of this loopare secured around the knob Eunderneath the AdiskjC inf any suitable manner, andthe loop'then passesupward around the edge of the disk, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. When itis desired to insert a cork in a bottle, the cork is first placed insideof the loop F and the point D is pressed upward into the lower end ofthe cork, so that the disk() will come in contact with the lower surfaceof the cork, and then the cork is inserted in the bottle, as shown inFig. l, and the wire or band F will be embedded in the cork, so as notto allow any leakage around saidcork, and a portion of the loop F willextend above the cork, as shown in Fig. l, so that when it is desired toextract the cork it is simply necessary to insert the finger through theloop and pull the cork out. If this deviceis used in bottles where thecork is expanded in the bottle, then probably the cork could not beextracted by the finger; but a short stick or any other article of likenature could be inserted through the loop and grasped vby the hand uponeach side of the loop and the cork could.-be pulled in this manner. Thestick or rod'would then serve the same purpose as a-handleupon acorkscrew. The loop F being of iiexible wire or other material caneasily be bent so as to lie flat upon the top of the cork or bent aroundon the side of the neck of the bott-le, so as not to interfere with thepacking of the bottle or the placing of a seal over the cork or aroundthe neck of the bottle, and, in fact, the loop could be made long enoughto extend down around the neck of the bottle, and a seal could be placedover the loop and around the neck of the bottle, sov that the cork'could`not be pulled without breaking the seal.

The point D andknob E may be made integral with the disk, or the diskmay be provided with a central hole or opening and the knob and pointformed integral, so as to pass through said opening into the cork. WhileI have shown only one point D, it is obvious that a plurality of pointscould be used without departing from the spirit of the invention, or anyother device by which the disk could be attached to the cork could beused, or, if desired, the disk could be left plain and not attached tothe cork; but the latter would probably be impractical, as itwould causeconsiderable-trouble in keeping the disk in place whileuthecork is beinginserted.;4 l

I am aware that corks'have been removed from bottles by passing a stringor wire around the cork so as to remove the same; but when the cork isunprotected at the bottom this string or wire is liable to cut into orentirely ICO through the cork before the cork is pulled. In my inventionthe disk which is placed upon the lower end of the cork entirelyobviates this, as it prevents the wire, band, or string from cuttinginto the cork or damaging it in any manner and at the same time gives tothe wire, band, or string a better purchase upon the cork.

In Fig. 3 I have shown a modified construction where instead of using aknob upon the lower surface of the disk I make the same plain, and theloop is secured to the lower surface of the disk by a drop of solder orsealing-wax or any other material desired.

The advantage of my invention is that the cork-extractor could be madeat a comparatively small cost, so as to not materially add to the costof the package, but would provide for an extractor always attached tothe cork which would be ready for use at any time, and another advantageis that the extractors could be sold separately to druggists,bottlers,and the like and could be attached to the corks as needed.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact construction hereshown, as slight modiications could be made without departing from thespirit of my invention.

I-Iaving thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new anduseful is- 1. In a cork-extracting device, a plate of hard substancearranged upon the lower end of the cork, a loop of Wire or othermaterial secured to the underside of the plate passing around the edgesof the plate and up and around the cork, forming a loop above the cork,as specified.

2. In a cork-extracting device, a loop of wire or other material passingdownward around the cork, around the lower end thereof, and also forminga loop above the cork when the cork is inserted in the bottle, and aplate interposed between the lower end of the cork and the loop where itpasses underneath the cork, as and for the purpose specified.

3. In a cork extracting device, a disk, means for attaching the uppersurface of the disk to the lower end of the cork, a loop of wire orother material passing underneath the disk, up each side of the cork,and forming a loop above the cork, and means for attaching the materialforming the loop to the under side of the disk, as and for the purposespecified.

4. In a cork-extracting device, a disk, a sharpened point extendingupward from the disk, a loop of wire or other flexible materialextending underneath the disk,up and around each side of the cork,forminga loop above the cork, means for securing the material composingthe loop underneath the disk, as set forth.

5. In a cork-extracting device, a disk, a

sharpened point extending upward from the 65 center of the disk, a knobextending downward from the center of the disk, a flexible loop passingunderneath the disk and secured to the knob, and up and around each sideof the cork, forming a loop above the cork, as and for the purposespecilied.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT T. FE'IROW.

Witnesses:

H. B. HALLocK, L. W. MORRISON.

